Necktie-presser.



J. M. CADDEL.

NECKTIE PRESSER. APPLICATION FIL ED MAR. 1. l9l6.

1,201,144.. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. M. CADDEL.

NECKTIE PRESSER.

APPLICATION FILED MM. 1, 191a.

1,2013%. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

57 T E-iare JOHN M. CLAQDIDEL, OF TREDWAY, TEXAS.

NECKTIE-PRESSER.

Leanna.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1916.

Application filed March 1, 1916. Serial No. 81,452.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN M. CADDEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at T redway, in the county of Borden and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Pressers; and I do hereby declare the'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in necktie pressers and one of its objects is the provision of a device of this character, which shall be simple,

durable and efficient and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

A further object of this invention is the provision of front and rear sections, having hinged within, a presser board to support and press a plurality of neck ties of various types, to remove wrinkles or creases therefrom, during a period when the neck ties are not being used.

A further objectof this invention is the provision of novel means of securing the front and rear sections together, so that neck ties upon the presser board will be under constant pressure when the front and rear sections are in a closed position and will further protect the neck ties from dust and other foreign matter which would be liable to accumulate thereon, if they were hung up in a room unprotected.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of a novel fastener and hinges which will allow the front and rear sections to move toward and from each other, as the number of neck ties are increased and decreased upon the presser board, and to always keep the neck ties that are on the presser board under pressure.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be hadto the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a neck tie presser constructed in accordance with my invention, having a portion of the front section broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, illustrating a presser board supporting a neck tie. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the front and rear sections in a closed position. Fig. at is a longitudinal sectional view, illustrating the front and rear sections in an open as illustrated at 7 and swings upon its hinge 7 to allow it to lie flush with the back wall 1, within the top, bottom and side walls, 2, 3, 4 and 5 respectively. The presser board 6 is provided with its free end rounded as illustrated at 7 and covered throughout its length with felt or other'suitable material 8,

to support neck ties 9 of various kinds, which will be hereinafter more fully described. A pair of L-shaped brackets 10 are secured to the side wall 4, adjacent each end thereof and apertured to receive bolts 11, having flattened heads 12. A coil spring 13 is mounted on each of said bolts 11 and interposed. between the brackets 10 and the flattened head 12, for a purpose which will be hereinafter more fully described.

The front section consists of a front wall 14:, having secured thereto, top, bottom and side walls 15, 16, 17 and 18 respectively, providing an opening in the rear thereof to receive a portion of the presser board 6.. A pair of L-shaped brackets 19 are secured to the side wall 17 of the front section and ad jacent each end and in horizontal alinement with the brackets 10 of the rear section. The brackets 19 are apertured to receive a pair of bolts 20, having flat heads 21 and mounted upon the bolts 20 are springs 22, which are interposed between the brackets 19 and the flattened head 21. The bolts 10 and 19 are pivoted together as illustrated at 23 to provide compression hinges to the rear ings 25 at each end thereof to receive a bolt 26 carried by an L-shaped plate 27, which is secured to the edge of the front wall 15 by screws 28 or suitable fastening means. The U-shaped member 24 has mounted therein coil springs 29 and 30 and provided with its inner walls slotted as illustrated at 31. A fastening element 32 is provided with its ends bent at right angles and extended into the U-shaped hinge member 24 as illustrated at 83 to receive the ends of the coil springs 29 and 30. The free end of the fastening element 32 is provided with its free end bent to form a loop 34. to receive a pin or nail 35, carriedby the side wall 5 of the rear section to detachably and expansively secure the front and rear sections together. The front and rear sections are each, provided with felt or suitable material 36 to provide a cushion to receive the neck ties upon the presser board.

The front wall 1 of the rear section is provided with an extension 37 on the upper end thereof, which has secured thereto, screweyes 38 for the purpose of supporting the device upon the wall of a room or any other suitable place. A trough 38 is secured to the top wall 2 of the rear section and provided with a partition 39, to provide receptacles to receive scarf pins, collar buttons and other toilet articles.

In operation the user first moves the fastening element 32 upwardly against the pres sure of the springs 29 and 30 and pulls outwardly to remove it from an engagement with the pin 35. The front section then may be moved upon its hinges to give clear View to the interior of the device. The presser board is swung upon its hinges to assume the position illustrated in Fig. e. Neck ties then may be removed and placed upon the presser board 6 as desired. After the neck ties are correctly placed upon the presser board 6, the front section is pushed in the direction of the rear section until it assumes a closed position and the fastening element 32 is then secured to the pin 35.

It will be noted from the foregoing de scription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that any number of neck ties may be placed upon the presser board and the front section will move outwardly against the tension of the springs 13, 20, 29 and 30, thus providing means for accommodating any number of neck ties the user may desire to have pressed.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A neck tie presser comprising front and rear sections, said rear section consisting of back, top, bottom and side walls, said front section consisting of front, top, bottom and side walls, a presser board hinged to one of the side walls of said rear section and provided with its free end rounded to support neck ties within the front and rear sections, and means for eXpansively securing the front and rear sections together to accommodate various numbers of neck ties.

2. A necktie presser comprising front and rear sections, a presser board hinged to one of said sections to support neckties, hinges connecting the front and rear sections, a latch carried by one section for detachable engagement with the other section, and springs carried by said hinges and latch for urging the sections in the direction of each other.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

JOHN M. CADDEL.

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